Porgy and Bess

Item

Record ID
1199
Identifier
90802
Genre
Work Title
Porgy and Bess
Uniform Title
Porgy and Bess
Program/Series Title
The Gershwin's Porgy and Bess : PBS Fall Festival
Text Author
Heyward, DuBose (Libretto) ; Heyward, Dorothy (Libretto) ; Gershwin, Ira (Lyrics)
Production Year
2009
Transmission/Release Date
10/17/14
Transmission/Release Year
Transmitter/Outlet/Streaming Platform
PBS
Home Video - DVD
Euroarts
Conductor/Music Director
De Main, John
Orchestra
San Francisco Opera
Chorus/Choir
San Francisco Opera
Soloists
Laquita Mitchell (Bess) ; Eric Owens (Porgy) ; Chauncey Packer (Sportin' Life) ; Lester Lynch (Crown) ; Angel Blue (Clara) ; Karen Slack (Serena) ; Alteouise deVaughn (Maria) ; Eric Green (Jake)
Participants
Kristen Chenoweth (Host)
TV/Film Director
Zamacona, Frank
Stage Director
Zambello, Francesca
Sets
Davison, Peter J.
Costumes
Tazewell, Paul
Choreography
Sayers, Denni
Production Company
San Francisco Opera
Producer
Koplos, Jessica ; Shilvock, Matthew
Executive Producer
Gockley, David
Technical Information
Produced in HDTV at Koret-Taube Media Suite, San Francisco Opera.
Duration
ca. 180"
Company
San Francisco Opera
Recorded
June 2009, War Memorial Auditorium, San Francisco
Sourcemat
DLCAT-302
Memo1
American work

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